Saturday, 20 December 2025

Talking about law and justice, the profundity of Eagles songs, imperial strategies and imperial religions


32:00  CLAIRE KHAW joins to discuss maps.
33:00  Benjamin Boyce



35:00  Gatekeeper
Koraniyule
36:00  Standing out in a crowd
38:00  CIA
40:00  America is global hegemon.
41:00  NATO

Californian Mark Parker says America  is just another country.

42:00  Secede

Hotel California


The Last Resort


43:00  Imperialism
India
44:00  Empire of Liberty
45:00  All empires decline for the same reasons.
46:00  Civic nationalism
47:00  The Romans changed their religion and political system.
48:00  The Roman Conquest gave the British their imperial ideas.

49:00  Consolidation in Risk

In the board game Risk, consolidation is not an explicit rule but a key strategic concept for concentrating your armies into strong positions, primarily at the end of your turn, to better defend your territories and prepare for future attacks.  
The "Maneuver" Phase
Consolidation is executed during the Maneuver (or Fortify) phase, the final step of a player's turn. After placing new troops and conducting all desired attacks, a player can move their armies as follows:  
Move once per turn: You can only make one single fortification move per turn.
Move many troops: You can move any number of troops from one of your territories to an adjacent, connected territory you also control. 
Maintain minimum presence: You must always leave at least one troop behind in the originating territory 
Connected path: The territories must have a continuous, connected path of your own controlled territories between them. You cannot move troops through an enemy-controlled territory or split the movement into multiple destinations.  
Strategic Importance
Consolidation is vital for a strong Risk strategy: 
Defense: Instead of spreading forces thin, you amass armies at "choke points" or border territories to deter opponents from attacking or to ensure you can repel an invasion.
Continent Control: A primary goal is to control an entire continent for bonus troops at the start of your turn. Consolidation helps you fortify the borders of your controlled continent (e.g., North America or Australia) to make holding it easier. 
Gathering Strength: By gathering a large army in one place, you create an overwhelming force, positioning yourself to conquer a large number of territories or eliminate an opponent in a subsequent turn. 
Army Representation: The physical game pieces include infantry (1 troop), cavalry (5 troops), and artillery (10 troops) to help visually consolidate large numbers of armies on a single territory space, and you can exchange these denominations at any time for convenience. 

50:00  Language is an important aspect of our identity.

51:00  Generation Gap

The working classes of Britain aspire to be American. 

52:00  Dan Rather

Gay marriage and transgenderism

53:00  The British celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving. 

54:00  The Coastal Elites

55:00  Anglophobia

56:00  Foyle's War

Benedict Cumberbatch

The English villains

58:00  International and imperial values

59:00  Balkanisation

1:00:00  The Noahide laws

1:01:00  Minimum standards of sexual morality

1:02:00  Divide and rule

1:03:00  Orwell's 1984

1:04:00  Confession and penance

1:05:00  Jury trials, tariffs, plea bargaining

1:07:00  Jury nullification

1:08:00  Asset forfeiture

Lien

1:10:00  Lamborghinis in Sheriff sales

1:12:00  Defamation trials should have a jury.

1:13:00  Sally Bercow libel trial

1:14:00  Our principles come from religion even if it is not our religion.

The Church

1:18:00  Traditional Catholics call themselves Remnants.

African Christians will be killed if C of E accepts gay marriage, says Justin Welby

1:21:00  The Church was always a Creature of the State. 

1:22:00  Salem Witch Trials

1:23:00  Cuius regio, eius religio

1:24:00  Constantine's adoption of Christianity

1:25:00  Mormons

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